41.   Balancing the budget would reduce interest rates on long-term credit by two percentage points from levels early last year, Greenspan said.

42.   Before and since then, he has scored several key points from the floor or free-throw line in the closing seconds.

43.   Belfour stoned slap shots from Gary Suter and Friesen, a poke check by Ricci and finally a rifle from the point from Brad Stuart.

44.   Bibby hit everything he threw up from the left baseline and Turkoglu was scoring points from all over the floor.

45.   Bonds rose, clawing back half a point from earlier losses.

46.   A fall, and low style points from the judges, dropped him like a rock to fourth.

47.   A win over the Gators will no doubt gain more points from the computer than a win over the Orangemen.

48.   Africa, for example, lags behind only a few percentage points from the industrialized regions and has occasionally surpassed them.

49.   After Ruff finished and the Senate trial recessed for the day, House prosecutors quickly appeared before television cameras to dispute several points from his presentation.

50.   After playing poorly all season, the young Canadiens are just five points from a playoff spot, probably too close right now to trade veteran leadership. . . .